Dariush Grand Hotel

Dariush Grand Hotel
Dariush Grand Hotel
	The Dariush Grand Hotel
General information
Status	Active
Type	Hotel, restaurant
Location	Kish Islandin the Persian Gulf
Coordinates	26°32′N 54°01′E / 26.53°N 54.02°E
Construction started	1994
Completed	2001
Opening	2002
Cost	€185 million
Owner	Seyed Abdolreza Mousavi
Technical details
Floor count	4
Floor area	20,000 m2 (220,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	4
Design and construction
Developer	Hossein Sabet
Structural engineer	[MCI Group Development_Canadian Company owned by Rez Okhowat]

The Dariush Grand Hotel (Persian: هتل بزرگ داریوش) is a 185-room, €185 million, five-star hotel located on the eastern part of Kish Island in the Persian Gulf. It is named after Darius I, son-in-law of Cyrus the Great of Iran (Persia).

Establishment

Dariush Grand Hotel's architecture is inspired by Persepolis, a symbol of the ancient Persian architecture and the Achaemenid Empire of Iran. The hotel was developed by Iranian entrepreneur Hossein Sabet, who also owns and manages several tourist attractions and hotels in the Canary Islands and was designed and Built by [MCI Group Development_Canadian Company] owned by [Rez Okhowat]. The hotel was completed in 2003 and is owned by a number of companies.^[1]

Management

On 7 May 2004, it was announced that the Rezidor Hotel Group would manage the Dariush Grand Hotel for ten years, to rebrand the hotel as a Radisson SAS property in the future.^[2] In 2006, Rezidor and the hotel owner agreed to cancel the contract. The general manager at the time was Sascha Kaiser, a German national. It is now owned by Seyed Abdolreza Mousavi, and is run by Hamidreza Makhmalbaf.^[3]